Pamela is a visual storyteller from Mexico who has built a body of visual work and organizations around climate justice and gender equality, including Climate Words and Latinas for Climate.
Pamela has integrated design thinking from her product design education at Parsons School of Design and creative journalism from her master of arts in photojournalism at UAL: LCC to synthesize compelling stories from the frontlines and encourage climate optimism in others.
Since 2017, Pamela has used multimedia storytelling and community building to push the boundaries of innovation in education, conservation, and international policy, inspiring and engaging others to protect the wonder of our world.
Her work has been recognized with several awards, such as the Getty Images Scholarship and The Young Climate Voice Award presented by The World Around in collaboration with The Guggenheim and Meta. Currently, Pamela is participating in a mentorship program with CNN and The Rockefeller Foundation, reporting on the profound effects of the climate crisis.
As part of The Young Explorers Program, Pamela will collaborate with on board experts and Adventure Canada’s expedition team to identify and document fifteen keywords essential for leading the next generation to protect the Arctic by 2030.